Open a terminal in the repository folder.
- Windows 10: Shift + right-click in the folder and select Open PowerShell window here
- Windows 11: Shift + right-click in the folder and Show more options and Open PowerShell window here
Run the Docker Compose file:
- docker-compose up
  - You can stop the bot with Ctrl + c.
  - If you want to run the bot in the background, you can run docker-compose up -d.
You should run this bot behind a reverse proxy like Caddy or Nginx.
- 5000 is the port the bot listens on.
You can update the container with docker-compose pull
- You can automate this with Watchtower or Diun

This is not recommended if you don't have an init system (e.g., systemd)

Install the latest version of needed software:
- Python
  - You should use the latest version.
  - You want to add Python to your PATH.
  - Windows: Find App execution aliases and disable python.exe and python3.exe
- Poetry
  - Windows: You have to add %appdata%\Python\Scripts to your PATH for Poetry to work.
Download the project from GitHub with Git or download the ZIP.
- If you want to update the bot, you can run git pull in the project folder or download the ZIP again.
Open a terminal in the repository folder.
- Windows 10: Shift + right-click in the folder and select Open PowerShell window here
- Windows 11: Shift + right-click in the folder and Show more options and Open PowerShell window here
Install requirements:
- Type poetry install into the PowerShell window. Make sure you are in the repository folder where the pyproject.toml file is located.
  - (You may have to restart your terminal if it can't find the poetry command. Also double check it is in your PATH.)
Start the bot:
- Type poetry run python discord_rss_bot/main.py into the PowerShell window.
  - You can stop the bot with Ctrl + c.

Note: You will need to run poetry install again if poetry.lock has been modified.